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1/7/2021

13 Comments

 
Picture
By Sanni Oluwatimileyin
My father says in the darkness of the night, with your lover
You're three. No more, no less. Remember, it's a ritual
of two bodies and God, or the wind, or a winged promise
hovering over you both, its white feathers burning in the heat
of love. But with you, I'm a double-yolked egg — a siamese twin.
There are two spiral minds within this frail body of ours,
—two helices intertwined about a common axis & there is
no parting / to this union borne under a red moon.
13 Comments
Modupe
5/7/2021 02:25:02 pm

Awwwh 🥰🥰
I need to profess this to my lover. 😁

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Faiza
5/7/2021 10:59:14 pm

It's so beautiful and i keep going back to read it

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Seriki Theresa
5/7/2021 03:21:56 pm

I read this piece, pondered on it, read it again and pondered some more.
It's really beautiful and the picture painted is quite vivid. Love the metaphors and use of English.

I pictured two strong twines tied together and the only way to separate them would be to cut them in half, which might destroy them...so is true love.

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Omotola
5/7/2021 07:17:19 pm

Wow! I keep going back to read it. Love the the description and use of metaphor. What I understand from it is that the two are one and there's nobody in between.

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Isaiah Baba Fada
5/7/2021 07:25:35 pm

The writer metaphorically explains this piece as a case where two souls dwells in one body. A show of a feeling that love can not go wrong. Beautiful piece.

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Osemuche Hope Chukwudumebi
6/7/2021 07:12:30 am

😍😍😍My daddy my daddy, your baby is seeing, an amazing expression of your ways. This is amazing.

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Iyabode Agbesusi Obafemi
9/7/2021 10:26:29 am

This poem is beautifully written. Sanni use of Metaphor to express his father's point of view and his point of view on vow is unique and simultaneously written. Great poem.

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Praise
9/7/2021 03:46:51 pm

This is a beautiful painting of love. I love the powerful use of imagery and metaphors. I love it!

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Olumide Solomon Faniran
10/7/2021 01:51:59 pm

Hmm, under a red moon- looks like there is more to be revealed. Strong piece. Kudos to the writer.

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Sophia Adepoju
17/7/2021 12:02:51 pm

Poetry has a way of making you find meaning within the strokes and curves of each words.
Poetry about love is always the calmest to read.

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Ohuoba Uba Chijioke
24/7/2021 06:01:47 pm

There's more to a pair, the romantic feelings and environment. They are not always lonely, even in silence, their mind talks

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Emike Odion-osigwe
28/7/2021 07:24:50 am

My favourite line has to be "white feathers burning in the heat..."
I think the imagery and metaphor is wonderful. It's a bit intimidating to be honest, to see a piece like this.

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ogedengbe Tolulope Impact
28/7/2021 11:57:26 am

Damn it! This is beautiful. I said it, Timi is a writer to watch out for in this space. Keep inking brother

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